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Youth Vote Could Shake Election

Posted Jan 8, 08 9:56 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – The notoriously unreliable youth vote looks ready to shake the 2008 election, or at the very least New Hampshire, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama drew an astounding 57% of young Iowa caucus-goers, and hopes to pull similar numbers in New Hampshire. His unlikely mirror is John McCain, who at 71 still draws hundreds of young people to his events.

“It is kind of a strange thing since they have different views on many of the issues,” said one 18-year-old deciding between the two. “They come across as genuine. I trust them.” McCain’s straight-talk persona plays well with young people, while fresh-faced, high-minded Obama has a charismatic appeal. “It’s not something he’s doing,” said one professor. “It’s something he’s being.”
Source: New York Times

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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during a break between the televised Republican presidential debate and the...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at a town hall style campaign event at the Woodbury School gymnasium in Salem, N.H., Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives for a town hall style campaign event in Peterborough, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., greets supporters before speaking at a rally, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 in, Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)   (Associated Press)
McCain and Obama are two candidates who have little in common besides the momentum of youth appeal.   (AP; Composite)
Anna Helbling, right, listens as her husband Adam Helbling discuses his voting decision on Primary Day, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 in Manchester, N.H.. Anna, a school teacher, and Adam, a software engineer,...   (Associated Press)
Supporters cheer as Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks at a rally, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)   (Associated Press)
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